Clothes-line hanger.



G. T. VAN RIPER.

CLOTHES LINE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 190a.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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GEORGE TALMADGE VAN RIPER, OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-LINE HANGER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. VAN RIPER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Freeport, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Clothes-Line Hanger, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to clothes line hangers, and it concerns itself especially with that type of hangers which operate to support a plurality of clothes lines.

An object of the invention is to produce a hanger of simple construction which will enable several clothes lines to be supported in such a way that their slack may be taken up so as to stretch them when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide an arrangement whereby the lines may be stretched independently of each other, that is, one may be stretched while the others are allowed to remain loose.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective illustrating the construction of the device and the manner in which it is used in practice; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken at one end of the shaft of the device, certain parts being broken away; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the device.

Referring more particularly to the parts, and especially to Fig. 1, I provide several brackets 1 which are adapted to be attached to a vertical support, such as a wall 2. These brackets 1 may be three in number, as shown. They rotatably support a shaft 3, which shaft is provided at different points along its length with angular necks 4, preferably of square form, as shown. On these square necks I provide collars 5 respectively, which have square openings or bores to fit the necks so that when they are seated on the necks they will rotate with the shaft. Each of these collars is provided respectively with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 4, 1908.

Patented Nov. 3%, 1969.

Serial No. 446,881.

an eye-bolt 6 in which the ends of the cords or clothes lines 7 are attached; the other ends of the lines 7 are provided with hooks 8 which are attached in eyes 9, said eyes being all attached to a horizontal bar 10 secured on the side of the wall 11 opposite to the wall 2.

The ends of the shaft 3 project beyond the outermost brackets and have attached thereto cranks 12 for rotating the shaft. These cranks 12 are made integral with ratchet wheels 13, with the teethof which pawls 14 cooperate, as shown. From this arrangement it will be evident that by means of the cranks 12, the shaft 3 may be rotated in a direction which will take up the slack of the clothes lines. The pawls 14 prevent a backward rotation of the shaft, so that the lines will remain taut after the shaft ceases to rotate. If it is desired to allow any one of the clothes lines to hang loose, a collar 5 to which it is attached will be slipped off of the square neck 4 onto the ground portion of the shaft, as indicated at the right in Fig. 2. In this connection it should be understood that the necks 4 are of larger dimensions than the shaft. The shaft will then evidently rotate without affecting the removed collar.

Extending the entire length of the shaft, and covering the shaft andthe brackets, I provide an elongated hood 15 of semi-cylindrical form, and this hood is adapted to be formed of light sheet metal or similar material. At its rear edge it is attached by a hinge connection 16 to the brackets so that it may be let down upon the brackets, as indicated in Fig. 3. When the clothes lines are to be used, however, the hood is supported in an elevated position by means of a hook 17 which is attached to its upper side, said hook cooperating with the eyebolt 18 attached to the wall 2 at a suitable point, as shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

A clothes line hanger comprising a shaft having a plurality of angular necks formed thereupon of greater dimension than the body of said shaft, a plurality of collars mounted respectively upon said necks having angular openings causing said collars to In testimony whereof I have signed my rotate with said shaft When seated on said name to this specification in the presence of necks, said collars being adapted to permit two subscribing Witnesses.

the rotation of said shaft therethrough When GEORGE A A G VAN I ER, displaced from said necks, and a plurality of I Witness s;

clothes lines attached to said collars and L I E J C, VAN RIPER,

adapted to rotate thereupon. ALYoE L. DALTON. 

